Northern Ireland To Open First Abortion Clinic

A private group is opening the first abortion clinic in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland is not governed under the UK’s Abortion Law and the group will only be able to provide abortion services during the first nine weeks of pregnancy to comply with the country’s abortion laws.

Anti-abortion groups are calling for the group’s clinic to not be allowed to open. Continue reading

Congo Rebels Kill Children Who Refuse To Fight

Human Rights Watch has released a report detailing atrocities committed by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo including execution of children who refuse to serve in their ranks.

A spokesperson for Human Rights Watch told the BBC that the rebels have forced 137 young men and boys to join their army and have executed 33 young men and children who tried to escape from serving their troops. Continue reading

Taliban Insurgents Murder Civilians For Attending Party

Two women and 15 men were found murdered along the side of a road in the Kajaki district of Afghanistan murdered by Taliban insurgents. All the victims were either beheaded or had their throats slashed. Most showed evidence of beatings and some had shotgun wounds.

Local officials confirmed the Taliban murdered the civilians.

“[They were] partying with music in an area under the control of the Taliban,” Helmand provincial governor’s spokesman told AFP news agency. The Taliban disapprove of men and women mixing in social environments. Continue reading

Mass Murder Plot Stopped In Maryland

Police have labeled a mass murder plot in Maryland as a possible copycat attempt of the Dark Knight Rises massacre in Colorado.

Neil Prescott, 28, referred to himself as “a joker” like the theatre killer in Aurora, Colorado. Prescott called his employer and said he was coming in to “shoot the place up” after finding out that he was about to be fired, according to police sources. Continue reading